My Adidas
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My Adidas is the first single from Run-D.M.C.
's third album Raising Hell. Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons
and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
and was produced Rick Rubin
and Russell Simmons
. My Adidas reached #5 on the Hot Black Singles
and #10 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1986, climbed to #33 on the Hot Rap Singles
chart 14 years later in 2000. The song appears in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
.
Run-D.M.C.
Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
's third album Raising Hell. Released in 1986, the song was written by two of the members, Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons
Joseph Simmons
Joseph Ward Simmons , known by the stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr...
and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels
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and was produced Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
and Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
-External links:** * * * * * * from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum* *...
. My Adidas reached #5 on the Hot Black Singles
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
and #10 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1986, climbed to #33 on the Hot Rap Singles
Hot Rap Tracks
Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
chart 14 years later in 2000. The song appears in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
-External links:* on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine...
.